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Verb: lustrate  'lús,treyt
  1. Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
    "The new government sought to lustrate former secret police members"

Derived forms: lustrating, lustrates, lustrated

Type of: purge, purify, sanctify